Main Stage
Deep Dive
01
Succeeding with VAMP: The Acquirer and Merchant Reality Check
02
Issuers Unfiltered: Candid Perspectives on CNP Fraud & Chargebacks
03
Nobody Understands Fraud! Bridging Cross-Functional Gaps
04
How Merchants Are Using Cyber Signals to Identify Payment Fraud
05
The Anatomy of Sophisticated ATO's
06
Disecting the Agentic Commerce Liability Problem
07
No Marketing BS: What Vendors are Actually Seeing & Building
08
From Theory to Practice: Real World AI Attack Methods
09
Enumeration Attacks in a New VAMP World
10
Good Customers Suck: How to stop 1st Party Fraud From Ruining Your Metrics
11
The Fraud Metrics Your Executives Actually Care About
12
Startup PitchFest
13
Reading the Enemy’s Playbook: Real Darkweb Intel You Can Act On
14
Navigating Your Career During Uncertain Times
01
War Room: Retail Fraud Masterclass
02
War Room: Online Gaming Fraud Masterclass
03
War Room: Travel & Ticketing Fraud Masterclass
04
War Room: 2-Sided Markeplace Fraud Masterclass
05
Leading Under Fire: Executive Workshop
06
Getting Unstuck: How to Land Your Next Big Promotion in Fraud
07
Seller Fraud for 2-Sided Marketplaces
08
No Free Meal: Fighting Refund Fraud for Retailers & Food Delivery Companies
09
Inside Job: Spotting and Stopping Employee Refund Fraud
10
Buyer & Seller Collusion in Marketplaces
12
Retailer's Playbook for Defeating "Did Not Receive" Chargebacks
13
Strategies for Higher Chargeback Win Rates
14
From Analyst to Decision Maker: Building Your Leadership Muscle
15
Beyond the Org Chart: Structuring a Lean, Mean Fraud Team That Scales Without Chaos
16
The Math of Fraud: Formulas for ATO Costs, Attack Rates, and True ROI
16
Cutting Through the Hype of AI
17
Stealing Points Like Cash: Protecting Your Loyalty and Reward Programs
18
Stealing Points Like Cash: Protecting Your Loyalty and Reward Programs
19
How to Catch and Handle Employee Theft Safely

Sessions.

Merchant Fraud Alliance kicks off at 8:15am Tuesday morning (10/6) with breakfast and concludes at 4:30pm Wednesday (10/7) with closing remarks. This will help you plan travel and we'll have an agenda with times up ASAP!

Main Stage
Deep Dive
01
01
Succeeding with VAMP: The Acquirer and Merchant Reality Check
02
02
Issuers Unfiltered: Candid Perspectives on CNP Fraud & Chargebacks
03
03
Nobody Understands Fraud! Bridging Cross-Functional Gaps
04
04
How Merchants Are Using Cyber Signals to Identify Payment Fraud
05
05
The Anatomy of Sophisticated ATOs
06
06
Dissecting the Agentic Commerce Liability Problem
07
07
No Marketing BS: What Vendors are Actually Seeing & Building
08
08
From Theory to Practice: Real World AI Attack Methods
09
09
Enumeration Attacks in a New VAMP World
10
10
Good Customers Suck: How to stop 1st Party Fraud From Ruining Your Metrics
11
11
The Fraud Metrics Your Executives Actually Care About
12
12
Startup PitchFest
13
13
Reading the Enemy’s Playbook: Real Darkweb Intel You Can Act On
14
14
Navigating Your Career During Uncertain Times
15
15
Stronger Together: Uniting Merchants and PSPs to Close Fraud Gaps
01
01
War Room: Retail Fraud Masterclass
02
02
War Room: Online Gaming Fraud Masterclass
03
03
War Room: Travel & Ticketing Fraud Masterclass
04
04
War Room: 2-Sided Marketplace Fraud Masterclass
05
05
Leading Under Fire: Executive Workshop
06
06
Getting Unstuck: How to Land Your Next Big Promotion in Fraud
07
07
Seller Fraud for 2-Sided Marketplaces
08
08
No Free Meal: Fighting Refund Fraud for Retailers & Food Delivery Companies
09
09
Inside Job: Spotting and Stopping Employee Refund Fraud
10
10
Buyer & Seller Collusion in Marketplaces
11
11
Stop Coding, Start Prompting: Building Killer Fraud Dashboards with AI
12
12
Retailer's Playbook for Defeating "Did Not Receive" Chargebacks
13
13
Strategies for Higher Chargeback Win Rates
14
14
From Analyst to Decision Maker: Building Your Leadership Muscle
15
15
Beyond the Org Chart: Structuring a Lean, Mean Fraud Team That Scales Without Chaos
16
16
The Math of Fraud: Formulas for ATO Costs, Attack Rates, and True ROI
17
17
Cutting Through the Hype of AI
18
18
Stealing Points Like Cash: Protecting Your Loyalty and Reward Programs
19
19
How to Catch and Handle Employee Theft Safely

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